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Punica Cortex, Pomegranate Bark

ByAdam Tate

Punica Cortex, Pomegranate Bark Post Bekh e Anar (Unani) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Flora von Deutschland (25), Kohler, 1886 Botanical name: Punica granatum Parts used: Bark, especially Root-Bark Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Classification: 3Q. ANTHELMINTIC Uses: 1. Kills Worms:-Tape-, Round-, and Pin-worms and Ascaris-this is the primary action of the Bark 2. Astringes to Stop…

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Rhabarbari, Rhubarb, Da Huang PRO

ByAdam Tate

Rhabarbari, Rhubarb, Da Huang 大黄 Rha Barbarum, Raved Sceni, Turkey RhubarbDa Huang: ‘Big Yellow’ (TCM)Amla-Vetasa or Amla Parni (Ayurveda)Chu rtsa  ལྕུམ་རྩ  (Tibet) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Two forms of RhubarbBotanische wandplaten, (1904–1914) Wild-crafted Rhubarb: whole (left) and sliced (right)(Chengdu, 2016, photo by Adam) Wine prepared Rhubarb root (Shu Da Haung)(Adam,…

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Jugulans Nux, Walnut, Hu Tao FREE

ByAdam Tate

Jugulans Nux, Walnut, He Tao 核桃 He Tao (TCM)Akhrot (Unani)Star ka སྟར་ཀ་ (Tibet) Della Materia Medicinale,Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Kohler’s Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Jugulans regia Parts used: Ripe Nut; Confected Nuts Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Sweetconfected Walnuts are Warm, moist…

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Eruca, Rocket PRO

ByAdam Tate

Eruca, Rocket Jirjir, Jirjeer (Unani) Garden (left) and Wild (right) RocketDella Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Wild RocketFuchs, New Kreuterbuch, 1543 Garden RocketSturm et al, Flora von Deutschland in Abbildungennach der Natur, Zweite auflage, vol. 6, 1902 Botanical name: Eruca spp. Garden Rocket: E. sativa (syn. E. vesicaria subsp, sativa, Brassica eruca) Wild Rocket: E….

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Catechu, Er Cha FREE

ByAdam Tate

Catechu, Er Cha 儿茶 Er Cha (TCM)Khi la wa ri (Tibetan)Khadira (Ayurveda) Acacia catechuBotanische wandplaten, 1904–1914 Acacia catechuAn Encyclopaedia of useful and ornamental Plants, Burnett, 1852 Uncaria Gambir (used as an alternate source in TCM)Atlas der Officinellen Pflanzen, Berg & Schmidt, Leipzig, 1893 Catechu (Adam, 2016) Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name:…

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Carthamus, Safflower, Hong Hua PRO

ByAdam Tate

Carthamus Flos, Safflower, Hong Hua 红花 Bastard or Wild Saffron; Cnicus, Crocus Saracenicus, CartamusKusumbha, Vahinshikha (Ayurveda)Qurtum, Asfar (Unani)Chendurakam (Siddha)Gur Gum གུར་གུམ་ (also used for Saffron)Rtsa Gur Gum རྩ་གུར་གུམ་ (Carthamus, Tibet)Hong Hua (TCM) Herbarius latinus, Petri, 1485 Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Above: Safflower Left: dried whole Safflower flower (Adam, 2016, 2018) Botanical name: Carthamus tinctorius Parts…

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Lapis Lazuli

ByAdam Tate

Lapis Lazuli Lajward (Unani)Lazward (Arabic)Tian Qing Shi (TCM)Mu Men མུ་མེན་ (Tibetan) Hortus sanitatis, 1491 Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 Lapis Lazuli (Adam, 2017) Mineralogical Name:LazuriteMetamorphic rock chiefly consisting of Lazurite; silicate and sulphate of sodium and aluminium Parts used: Prepared stone (Washed; Burnt; or Bhasma) Temperature & Taste: Washed it is Cool, dry; Raw or Burnt…

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Asplenium, Ceterach

ByAdam Tate

Asplenium, Ceterach SpleenwortSaquluqandrium (Unani) New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 Left: Scolopendrum; Above: Scolopendrum verum, Arabian CeterachKrauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Botanical name: Asplenium ceterach (syn. Ceterach offcinarum, Hemidictyum ceterach) Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry“Hot in the First and Dry in the Second degree” (Avicenna) Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:-urinary diseases; Edema-removes Kidneys and Bladder Stones…

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Nitrum, Saltpeter, Potassium nitrate, Xiao Shi FREE

ByAdam Tate

Nitrum, Saltpeter, Niter, Potassium nitrate, Xiao Shi 硝石 Kali nitricum, Nitrum depuratum, Nitrum prismaticum, Sal petraXiao Shi (TCM)Yavakshara, Saindhava, Ushara or Sora (Ayurveda)Shora Qalmi (Unani)Ze tsha  ཟེ་ཚ  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 The preparation of Saltpeter(Museum Museorum, Valentini, 1704) Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Mineralogical Name: Nitrum; Potassium nitrate Parts…

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Opopanax

ByAdam Tate

Opopanax Rough Parsnip Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Woodville, Hooker, Spratt, Medical Botany, 3th edition, 1832 Opopanax opopanax(Photo by Consultaplantas) (Wikimedia) BUY OPOPANAX Botanical name: Commiphora guidottii (syn. Opopanax opopanax, O. chironum, Ferula opopanax, Pastinaca opopanax, P. sylvestris) Parts used: Gum Temperature & Taste: Very Warm, dry. Pungentmollifies, digests Classifications: 2B ATTENUATERS    2M. DRAWING    2Q. ANODYNE3M….

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Betula, Birch

ByAdam Tate

Betula, Birch tree Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Flora von Deutschland (10), Kohler, 1882 Botanical name: Betula alba Parts used: Leaves, bark, buds Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitterdissolve, open, attenuate, cleanse Uses: 1. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:-purges Water, good for Edema;-the Sap breaks Stones 2. Clears Wind and Damp, Eases Pain:–Gout, chronic…

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Hordeum, Barley FREE

ByAdam Tate

Hordeum, Barley Jau, Jao (Unani)Tsampa (Tibetan Highland Barley)Dai Mai 大麦 (TCM) Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562 Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800 Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSION Botanical name: Hordeum vulgare Parts used: Seed (grain) Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Sweetcleanses, opens, digests, mollifies Classifications: 2E LENITIVE.   2G. CLEANSING.   2K. RESOLVENT.   2L. EMOLLIENT.  …

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